Recreational drug use — a key EU challenge

Summary

In nightlife settings, most people who consume psychoactive substances do so with the intention of 'having fun'. Reducing the risks run by the growing numbers of mainstream young people in the EU who consume such substances in such settings, is a key concern of policymakers at local, national and international levels.

About the EMCDDA

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the reference point on drugs and drug addiction information in Europe. Inaugurated in Lisbon in 1995, it is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. Read more >>